Awareness. It is often what is missing when you are feeling overwhelmed, out of control, or trapped by negative patterns in your life.
I will work with you to help you grow your awareness, to understand the factors within yourself, others, and the world around you that are contributing to your unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and actions. By collaborating together to reveal these hidden factors, we will bring processes and tools into sessions that are useful for helping you to set goals that move you toward greater balance in your life.
In addition to my MS in Counseling from the University of North Texas, my earlier education obtaining my BA in Social Sciences from UNT strongly influenced my cultural and community focused approach with clients. I identify as an ally for communities who can sometimes have difficulty finding safe, non-judgmental therapeutic resources, such as those with concerns with LGBTQIA identity, sexual health, and alternative or ethical non-monogamous relationships.
As someone who has learned to achieve while living with ADHD, and who has long been a social ally against oppression, I can appreciate what it is to struggle in situations that seem stacked against you. In every relationship I strive to be a resource to the voiceless, the misunderstood, and anyone who might hesitate to get help out of fear of judgement.
Additional specialized skills I can bring into sessions when appropriate include meditation, dream analysis, creative art, transpersonal analysis, socratic dialogue, and positive habit reinforcement.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Body image, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family problems, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy
TX LPC 74606
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Sean listens and tries to help
Written on Feb 01, 2021 after therapy with Sean for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem
Sean has been the ideal experience I have been looking for in my journey of self help and awareness. He listens and understands what my concerns are and how to best approach a solution that is right for me. He has helped me understand that there can be an answer for the emotions I am going through and that I am not the only one to feel them. His personable approach has made me feel at ease in sharing whatever is weighing on my mind. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for a path forward.
Written on Oct 22, 2020 after therapy with Sean for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and adhd
Sean is amazing.
Written on Oct 01, 2020 after therapy with Sean for 2 weeks on issues concerning lgbt, and relationship issues
Sean is a solid 10/10, please give this man a raise.
Written on Aug 04, 2020 after therapy with Sean for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
Sean is such a delight to work with. He’s knowledgeable about a variety of topics as well as a great active listener. He offers practical solutions and gives great examples that are not only relatable, but also helpful when applying them to my own life. I also appreciate that Sean works with my schedule and that I can contact him via the app. Since working with Sean, I have seen a positive difference in my life. He has helped me see things I didn’t realize I was questioning. I appreciate his help.
Written on Jul 04, 2020 after therapy with Sean for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Sean is kind, respectful, insightful, and more than willing and able to meet you where you are. I appreciate his candor and personality; he has a great sense of humor but is able to help me stay gently focused on my support needs.
Written on Jul 01, 2020 after therapy with Sean for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes